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No. 18,290.

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SUMMARY COURT JUDGMENT,

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Judgment was delivered by the Paisne Judge Mr. R. Wood) day in connection with the case. Lloyd George, in his speech to the conference of fitperial delegates, head in the Summery Court last said one of the most urgent and importa praten questions was the week, in which the Kat Cheung Sim, relations of the empire with United States and Japan. There was no of Queen Street, claimed from Leanz quarter of the world where we more greatly desired to maintain peace, Man Cook and Wan Shan: TWO fairplay for all nations, and to avoid competition in armaments, than in former employees the Pacific and the Far East. The Anglo-Japanese alliance had been a $143.32 and $677.36 respectively valuable factor in that direction. Japan had been a faithful ally, rendering varked and goods sold and delivered being the 'balance due for money, ad-

us valuable assistance in gur critical need. The British empire would not by the Era to the defendants. easily forget that Japanese warships escorted our transports bringing

where

the SITES

Mr. E. C. Vaux appeared to sup-

It was set out in the course of the

the Australian and New Zealand forces to Europe When German cruisers port the claim and Me W. 8. Hind were still in the Indian and Pacific ocean. We desire to preserve that to represent the defendants. well-tried friendship which has stood us both in good stead and to apply tearing that the defendants had been it to the solution of all questions in the Far East where Japan has employees of the firma for

maay ourselves, like, the

United years. special interests - and

In the books of the firm the States, destre equal Opportunities and

Door. had been credited with certain sums the : Open Not the least of these questions is the future of China which looks to us dve from time to time to them and and to the United States for sympathetic treatment and fairplay. No had also been debited with other sums due from them, the, sccount greater calamity could overtake the world than any further potentuation of being balanced and agreed to at the the world's divisions upon racial lines. The British empire has done signal end of each Chinese year. The cor- service to humanity in bridging these divisions in the past. The loyalty of recess of the details of the ac- the King-Emperor's Asiatic peoples is proof. To depart from that policy or count was not disputed but it was to fail in that daty would not merely greatly increase the dangers of dants that they were not liable for International war; it would divide the British empire against itself. Our any balance of foreign policy can never range itself upon the differences of race and divil isation between east and west It would be fatal to the empire. We jook confidenti

and the people to the government of the United States for sympathy and understanding to this respect Friendly co-operation with the United States is for us a cardinal principle dictated equally by instinct, reason and commonsense. We desire to work with the great republic everywhere in the world. Like if we want stability and peace based on liberty and justice. We desire to avoid the growth of armaments in the Pacific and elsewhere. We rejoice that American opinion

contended on behalf of the delen-

debited

against them in respect of items which were more than three years prior in date to the issue of the wris The defendants claimed that they were emitted to a clear account as between themselves and the firm commencing three years prior to the commencement of the cording to Mr. Hind's submission any claim in respect of the earlier se counts was barred by section 8 of the (summary jurisdic- Supreme Court"

rion Ordinance 1873.

action. Ac-

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at present is so earnest in that direction. We are ready to discass with American statesmen any proposal for the limitation of armaments on the

-- "IL is admired His Honor said part and undertake that no such overtures will find a lace willingness to in the course of his judgment that meet them. "Australia and New Zealand, indeed the whole empire, was the amounts placed from time to time built on sea-power which was necessarily the basis of the empire's to the credit of the defendants in existence. We must therefore look to the measures our security requires these sccounts have not been appro- We aim at nothing more; we cannot possibly be content with less priated by either party to the dis The Premier began by dwelling on the post-war over-strain and exhaustion charge of my specified, liability. of the nations, producing a feverish restlessness and disinclination to steady That being so the rule is that, in the

absence of such appropriation. labour but the distress in Britain was not so bad as after the Napoleonices made in the defendant's favour wars: Indeed, despite the great unemployment and much labour unrest in the books of the plaintiff § m are there was no actual privation. This was largely aftributable to self-now presumed, each of them to have sacrifices by the well-to-do. He was confident the world was slowly se been discharged by those liabilities ling down to face realities. An encouraging fact in the international which were carliest in date in each case (provided that in no case was situation was the increasing impatience with those seeking to keep the the debt, discharged barred by world in a state of turmoil and tension. A most troublesome problem Statute: which is exceedingly 17- when peace was settled included the disarmament of Germany, through unlikely in the case of a running ac irregular formations in Bavaria still giving trouble. He believed that count of the present kind. It fol difficulty would shortly be overcome. Another problem was reparation, lows therefore that the which had baffled all the financial experts for two years but the expedient now devised seems to have given satisfaction to the moderate and practical men in Europe. So far as we have been able to gather that is also the view of the Dominions, which are directly concerned therein,

He was most hopeful as regards two remaining dificulties, the fixation of the boundaries of Poland and peace with Turkey. Until these were settled

contractual

liabilities of the defendants recorded in those accounts which are still out- standing are those most recent in

date and those which are here as sumed to be all incurred within the the period of three years prior to commencement of this action.

"The points raised during the hearing of these cases as to the gen eral effect of the Startes of Limita- tons and as to the result of part payment in reviving the legal remedy

For the claim and

it could not be said that peace was established. The first essential for peace and reconstruction was that we stand by the treaties. The nations of the world realised their interdependence more than ever and the League of Nations stood as a witness of such realisation. There might be relaxa do not appear to arise for decision. tions of the treaties here and there, following the discovery of new con "I give judgment for the plaintif ditions with the consent of all parties but the treaties must stand where in both cases

costs. such consent was not forthcoming. He did not propose to deal in detail with the agenda of the conference, remarking, "We have no cut and dried agenda; we will discuss that amongst ourselves. He said the British empire was progressing very satisfactorily from the constitutional stand- point and otherwise. He mentioned among the post-war changes Canada's decision to have its own minister at Washington. This was a most impor tant development, in which we bad willingly co-operated.

TOBACCO SMUGGLING.

A MARKED INCREASE.

EFFECT OF THE NEW DUTIES.

Mr. Lloyd George concluded by emphasising that the British dominions and the Indian empire bad played probably a greater part in the war for

As a direct consequence "of the freedom tban ay nation except perhaps the very greatest Powers. Our

recent increase in local tobacco duties mubual exertions constituted a testimony to British institutions which no there has been a marked increase other empire in history can approach or emulate. In recognition of their in the smuggling of cigarettes and achievements the British dominions had been accepted fell into the cigars, and many and ingenious are comity of nations by the whole world. They had achieved full national the attempts made to outwit ciatus and standing beside the United Kingdom as equal partners in the the revenue officers. A bundle of bamboo coolie hats brought by the dignities and responsibilities of the British commonwealth. If there are means whereby that status can be rendered even clearer to their own communities and the world we will be glad to have them submitted at this conference, India's achievertents were also very great she had proved her right to a new statis in our councils.

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POOR AUSTRALIAN BATTING.

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Fourteen thousand attended at the Oval, in weather The Surrey scored 175, of which Ducat contributed 47, The Australians scored 158, their batting being poor Hitch took five for 4% and render four for 44

Other results

Yorkshire beat Warwick by aninnings and 143. by, two wie

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feat

Tales from Canton to Hongkong on Sunday morning passenger's luggage, for instance, was found on examination to conceal not less tham 20,780 cigarettes carefully hidden between the brims of the bits."

Following the seizure of 120,000 cigarettes, (five cases) on the Sai AB, when the vessel arrived here from Macas Ist night, four Chinese were, this morning charged before Magistrate Lindsell and regended; on the application of Mr. C. H. Mason, until to-morrow morning yog

A charge against the owners of the steamer Chun Chow" of having filled to furnish to the superintendenti of Imports and Exports within four

jhours" of "STYL DIE Z mindest of

76,500 cigarettes Live cases), was adjourned until a Tuesday Magistrate Orme,M) 31 K appeared for the delên

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